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- Grilling Meat using Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1934 - Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- July 01, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Grilling Meat using Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1934
Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets Bag, 1929-1947 - Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- 1929-1947
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Ford Charcoal Briquets Bag, 1929-1947
Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- Biodiesel Filter, circa 2011 - This Goldenrod Biodiesel Bio-Flo filter helps remove impurities in the fuel. Biodiesel is made from vegetable oils or animal fats. Diesel engines can be adapted to run on biofuels.
- circa 2011
- Collections - Artifact
Biodiesel Filter, circa 2011
This Goldenrod Biodiesel Bio-Flo filter helps remove impurities in the fuel. Biodiesel is made from vegetable oils or animal fats. Diesel engines can be adapted to run on biofuels.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935 - Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- March 18, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1899-1900 - During the 1890s, Thomas Edison launched a New Jersey mining operation to address an iron ore shortage. He designed rock-crushing technology and an electromagnetic ore separator to extract low-grade ore from crushed boulders. The final product -- a briquette made of powdered iron ore -- didn't do well commercially, especially after high-grade ore was discovered around Lake Superior. In 1899, Edison left the industry.
- 1899-1900
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Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1899-1900
During the 1890s, Thomas Edison launched a New Jersey mining operation to address an iron ore shortage. He designed rock-crushing technology and an electromagnetic ore separator to extract low-grade ore from crushed boulders. The final product -- a briquette made of powdered iron ore -- didn't do well commercially, especially after high-grade ore was discovered around Lake Superior. In 1899, Edison left the industry.
- Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1890-1899 - During the 1890s, Thomas Edison launched a New Jersey mining operation to address an iron ore shortage. He designed rock-crushing technology and an electromagnetic ore separator to extract low-grade ore from crushed boulders. The final product -- a briquette made of powdered iron ore -- didn't do well commercially, especially after high-grade ore was discovered around Lake Superior. In 1899, Edison left the industry.
- 1890-1899
- Collections - Artifact
Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1890-1899
During the 1890s, Thomas Edison launched a New Jersey mining operation to address an iron ore shortage. He designed rock-crushing technology and an electromagnetic ore separator to extract low-grade ore from crushed boulders. The final product -- a briquette made of powdered iron ore -- didn't do well commercially, especially after high-grade ore was discovered around Lake Superior. In 1899, Edison left the industry.
- Chef Broiling Steak and Hot Dogs over Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1938 - Ford Motor Company promoted its charcoal briquettes to commercial restaurateurs as well as backyard barbeque chefs. The briquettes, made from wood wastes generated by Ford's sawmill operations, produced a steady and even heat ideal for broiling meats. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- January 07, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Chef Broiling Steak and Hot Dogs over Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1938
Ford Motor Company promoted its charcoal briquettes to commercial restaurateurs as well as backyard barbeque chefs. The briquettes, made from wood wastes generated by Ford's sawmill operations, produced a steady and even heat ideal for broiling meats. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935 - Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- May 15, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- "Kerosene and Gas Cooking Apparatus," 1866 -
- 1866
- Collections - Artifact
"Kerosene and Gas Cooking Apparatus," 1866
- "Frick 12-25 Kerosene Tractor," 1919 -
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
"Frick 12-25 Kerosene Tractor," 1919